2011中考英语阅读提高题及答案2

(故事类)

(1)

A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient

got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.

The child’s mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had

done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you

enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign

of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present

like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady

was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you

will tell me how much your fee is?”

“Fifty pounds”, he answered.

The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the

doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to

the doctor, went out of the room.

1. The lady was thankful to the doctor because ________.

A. he had saved her life B. he had saved her son’s life

C. he had lent her some money D. he often called on her

2. The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought ______.

A. the purse should be given between friends

B. the purse was too small

C. the lady was not kind to him

D. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldn’t give him the medical fee

3. What the doctor said ______ the lady.

A. worried B. interested C. frightened D. hurt

4. The money in the purse _______.

A. was only 150 pounds B. was less than 200 pounds

C. was much more than the medical fee D. was not enough for the medical fee

5. How do you think the doctor would feel in the end?

A. Sorry and worried B. Regret and proud

C. Excited and proud D. Sorry and regret

(2)

No one was left in the museum now, and John was walking round to see if everything was all right. Suddenly he

saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John picked it up and gave it to the director of the museum.

The director called several museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting, but no one claimed(认领) it.

So the director decided to hang it in the museum. All the experts came to look at the painting. Each one said

it was beautiful and had very deep meaning. The director was proud to have such a painting in his museum and

congratulated John on his discovery.

Some weeks later a woman and her little son came to the museum. While they were looking at the new painting,

the little boy began to cry. The director went over and asked him.

“Why are you crying?”

The child pointed to the painting and said, “That’s my painting on the wall and I want it back.”

“Yes,” said his mother, “he left it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see his

name on the painting.”

1. John was perhaps _______.

A. a painter B. an expert on painting

C. a visitor to the museum D. a man working in the museum

2. John found the painting _______.

A. before the museum opened B. after the museum was closed

C. during his visit to the museum D. while he was enjoying his walk

3. The boy began to cry before the painting because _______.

A. he was afraid of it B. he thought it was his painting

C. he wanted to have the painting back D. Both B and C

4. After the director heard what the woman and the boy said, he must be very _______.

A. angry B. afraid C. proud D. surprised

5. All the experts thought the painting good because _______.

A. it was really very beautiful and had very deep meaning

B. the painting was drawn by a famous painter though he was a child

C. none of them looked carefully enough

D. they examined it very carefully

(3)

Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know what to do. The

price was reasonable and the food was of good quality, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.

Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant is always full of men with

their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a menu(菜单),

The menu looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that

the waiter gave to the man supplied the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine. while the menu

that he gave to the lady supplied a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine

after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous(慷慨) than he really was.

1. Why didn’t people come to the White Rose Restaurant to eat at first?

A. Because the price was high. B. Because the food was too cheap.

C. Because the food was not good. D. The passage didn’t mention.

2. According to the passage we can conclude that the people who eat at this restaurant are mostly _______.

A. poor old people B. rich young people

C. men with their girl friends D. parents with their children

3. The difference between the two kinds of menu lie in _______.

A. the color B. the shape C. the price D. the food

4. According to the passage we can infer that when men with their girl friends eat at this restaurant, the food

was paid _______.

A. always by the ladies only B. always by the men only

C. sometimes by the ladies D. either by the men or by the ladies

5. According to the passage we can know that, generally speaking,_____.

A. men are more generous than women

B. women are more generous than men

C. men like their lady friends to be generous

D. women like their men friends to be generous

高一英语阅读理解试题(科技类)

(1)

The computer is a useful machine. It is the most important invention in many years. The oldest kind of computer

is the abacus(算盘), used in China centuries ago, but the first large, modern computer was built in 1946. A

computer then could do maths problems quite fast.

Today computers are used in many ways and can do many kinds of work. In a few years the computer may touch the

life of everyone, even people in faraway villages.

In the last few years, there have been great changes in computers. They are getting smaller and smaller, and

computing faster and faster, Many scientists agree that computers can now do many things, but they cannot do

everything. Who knows what the computers of tomorrow will be like? Will computers bring good things or bad

things to people? The scientists of today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.

1. The computer is a _______ machine.

A. helpful B. strange C. large D. dangerous

2. The first large, modern computer was built about _______ years ago.

A. a few B. forty C. sixty D. eighty

3. The computers of today are _______ than before.

A. bigger B. fewer C. smaller D.

taller

4. Computers can do _______.

A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. lots of things

5. The scientists of today _______ how to use the computers of tomorrow.

A. may decide B. must decide C. can make D. needn’t make

(2)

If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they

slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the

same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by

using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough

chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过

错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and

few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but

usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things;

they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their

memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice